Semi-finalists: January 2026

Aethrimus by Jaspreet Singh (India)

Agent by Sampath Goud Baddam (India)

Black Ram by Adam Brummitt (UK)

Coming to Mother by Haihong Lin (China)

Deathpool by Iconfluid (Germany)

Escrow by John P Martinez (USA)

Forever After by Miles Smith Jr (USA)

Go Live by Michael J Gonzales (USA)

How To Hide A Dead Body by Ilyas Dey (USA)

Insentient by Vince Remo (USA)

Intervention by Debradawn Shockey (USA)

Jail Tales by Ori Evans (USA)

Je jouissante… moi non plus by Flâneuse du Mal (UK)

Out of Sight by Nathan Tosoni (Switzerland)

Pass. Set. Start Over. by Joanna Zhu and Todd Lien (USA)

Phantominon: Community Service by Nathan Cadelina (USA)

Prol∞gue by Junghoon Han (USA)

Space Between by Robert Jarzen (USA)

Submission by Dorsey Hakim Jackson (USA)

T.V. Man by Josiah Dermody (USA)

The Arrangement by Riley Scott (USA)

The Cost by Ernesto Rodriguez (USA)

The Enchanting Journey of Love and Cycling by Tianwen Yao (China)

The Final Fight by Todd J Stein (USA)

The Final Round by Nim Stant (USA)

The Gary by Josh Kemp (Canada)

The Grass Is Greener Over Here by Junmo Yang (USA)

The Immunity Project by Elisa Cohen (USA)

The Last Stop by Sophia Lee (USA)

Through The Clock by Ani Alanakian (USA)

Void by John F. McCarney (USA)

Yoga Girl by Kaitlyn Furey (USA)

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